upbringing

About 1.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The traits acquired during one's childhood training
2. noun The raising or training of a child.

   Through her upbringing, Mildred's father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life.

Similar words

fostering rearing fosterage nurture raising breeding bringing up nurturing parenting childrearing

Often followed by

and of in was had as that is to

Word family

upbringings